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Weekly Mortgage Rates Creep Up; Are Lower Home Prices Coming?
Weekly mortgage rates continued to inch upwards for the third consecutive week. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage went up three basis points to 7.04% in the week ending May 22, ...
Mortgage Rates Hold in Lower Ground for a Fifth Week
After surging in April to a 2025 high, mortgage rates plunged and then have inched up only slightly from that low. Here's ...
Mortgage rates inch up as US credit downgrade weighs
Tariff and deficit concerns sparked Moody's to downgrade the US's credit rating last week, jolting bond markets and sending mortgage rates higher. They now average 6.86%, according to Freddie Mac.
Mortgage Rates for New Homes Are Typically Lower, New Research Finds
Last year, the average mortgage rate for buyers of new-construction homes was 6.1%, compared with an average of 6.6% for ...
30-Year Mortgage Rates Decline for a Second Consecutive Day
After steadily rising for a full week, 30-year mortgage rates have reversed course and slipped lower the last two days. Rates ...
Buyers Squeezed as Mortgage Rates Hit New Highs
Mortgage rates in the US are once again approaching the dreaded 7 percent. That marks the highest level since February.
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Mortgage Rate Lock Guide
Also, when you discuss the mortgage rate lock with your lender, ask if it will prioritize the application for a new home mortgage purchase over a refinance. If so, make sure you get a lock ...
Trump ‘giving very serious consideration’ to spinning off mortgage giants Fannie and Freddie
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he soon planned to decide whether to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the ...